Heineken Balaton Sound

Heineken Balaton Sound completes full lineup and reveals boat party details

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Website | Tickets | Date: 3rd – 6th July

Alfa Romero, Baugruppe90, Cassian, Laidback Luke, HoneyLuv, Sama’ Adbulhadi and more have been revealed

The epic open-air and lakeside escape that is Heineken Balaton Sound is one of Europe’s most accessible and must visit festivals for lovers of world class electronic music. Today it reveals its final line up, so now playing on the gorgeous shores of Lake Balaton in Zamárdi, Hungary from 3 – 6 July 2024 will be Sama Adbulhadi, Laidback Luke, HoneyLuv, Henri Bergmann and Mau P on top of previous names like Adam Beyer, Amelie Lens, Stephan Bodzin (live), Reinier Zonneveld (live), Mathame, Marshmello, Paul Kalkbrenner, James Hype, FJAAK, Mind Against, Maceo Plex, Miss Monique and hard dance techno stars Sara Landry, Trym and 999999999 amongst many more.

4-Day Passes are available for the main festival for just €249 from https://balatonsound.com/tickets, and it all kicks off with a special Warm Up party on June 7th at Buda Bay in the nearby city of Budapest with US duo and organic deep house craftsmen Bedouin headlining.

Heineken Balaton Sound’s always unmissable boat parties are back once again in 2024 and offer the ultimate daytime fun on Lake Balaton with brands such as House Picnic on Thursday and Be Massive on Friday plus more to be announced. Each one invites you to dance to the freshest sounds while taking in the panoramic views, ice-cold drinks and endless beaming sunshine. Hosted daily from July 3rd – 5th but tickets are of course limited!

This latest wave of names adds more irresistible quality to the soundtrack with stars from across the house and techno spectrum including cutting edge sounds from Palestine’s iconic Sama’ Abdulhadi, big future house beats from the notorious Laidback Luke, red hot house from US star HoneyLuv, elegant melodic tech from Henri Bergmann and plenty of the freshest club anthems from Dutch breakout hero Mau P amongst much more including Alfa Romero, Marino Canal, Estella Boersma, Cassian, Marwan Dua, HUGEL, Afriqua, David Löhlein, Airrica, Baugruppe90, Malugi, and Olympe, while the internationally renowned Manuals, Meaghan and Nina Black will perform at The Lookout.

“This year, we aimed to compile the music lineup of Heineken Balaton Sound in a way that condenses the wide range of the electronic music universe into the four days of the festival. Heineken Balaton Sound has become a cross-genre party celebration where lovers of electronic music can freely choose from the offerings, discovering new favourites and musical genres throughout the festival beach,” began Anna Filutás, the project manager of Heineken Balaton Sound, announcing the full lineup. The main organiser of the festival explained that one of the highlights of this year is the extension of the program time on the Heineken Balaton Sound Main Stage, “from the second day onwards, the programs will continue until 3 am, and on Sunday, transitioning into dawn, a huge Endshow bidding farewell to festival-goers will be presented by the world-famous Dutch Q-dance team.”

Heineken Balaton Sound isn’t just a festival—it’s a perfect fusion of holiday, travel, culture, and music set against the breathtaking backdrop of Lake Balaton. The beautiful location offers the ideal getaway where you can bask in the sun, groove to the beats, and immerse yourself in a world of vibrant experiences in and around the local region, explore the 1 km long beach section, enjoy waterfront relaxation and all manner of water games day and night, while the spectacular city of Budapest is just 90 minutes away.

All of this is highly accessible to travellers from all over Europe and once you arrive, you are free to embark on an endless adventure with walkabouts, fashion shows, sports, dance workshops, techno yoga, and more to make this a trip like no other. Musically of course it is also second to none with a monumental Main Stage adorned with a vast LED wall and the famous B tage, with each venue boasting top-tier audio-visuals and sound systems.

With camping options onsite and nearby hotels in Zamárdi or Siofok, Heineken Balaton Sound is the ultimate summer holiday destination from July 3rd to 6th, 2024.

For the full schedule and passes for the Warm Up Party, Boat Party and Festival head to www.balatonsound.com or visit the official app to get tickets before the prices go up.

Huge Open-Air Festival Heineken Balaton Sound Announces 1st Phase Line-Up including Nico Moreno, Purple Disco Machine, Paul Kalkbrenner, James Hype & more

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Tickets: www.balatonsound.com
Date: 3rd-6th July, 2024
Location: Lake Balaton, Zamardi, Hungary

The breathtaking Heineken Balaton Sound is one of the largest open-air events in Europe with a carefully curated and cultured mix of diverse electronic headliners who play an unreal location next to the gorgeous Lake Balaton in Zamárdi, Hungary. It returns from 3 – 6 July 2024 when people will be treated to the world’s most iconic EDM headliners and underground names from across the house and techno spectrum over more than five bespoke stages including James Hype, Purple Disco Machine, Paul Kalkbrenner, John Newman, Marshmello, Lost Frequencies, Timmy Trumpet, Ben Nicky, Will Sparks, Nervo, Switch Disco and Nick Moreno. 4-Day Passes are available for just €199 from www.balatonsound.com.

Since its first edition in 2007, Heineken Balaton Sound has provided great value for money and comes from the team behind the legendary Sziget Festival, so you can be sure that every single detail is taken care of with all of their experience. It is recognised for having breathtaking stages which are located right next to the glistening open waters of Lake Balaton. Heineken Balaton Sound is always bathed in hot sun so is more than just a festival – it is a unique holiday experience with a world class line up that covers the most interesting aspects of several different electronic genres.

For this reason, it is an epic showcase and supersized event with music lovers from all over Europe making an annual pilgrimage to experience the thrill of the Main Stage, with its vast LED wall; the beauty of the house and techno oriented B My Lake stage and many more intimate stages across the site, all with cutting edge audio-visuals, lights and serious sound systems.

Stunning location

Lake Balaton is a real holiday hotspot, offering the ideal combination of festival and holiday. You can relax in warm and sunny weather by day at the lake, then dance all night long to a diverse selection of the world’s biggest electronic artists in a natural location while there is also the option to take a roadtrip to explore the capital, Budapest. The festival offers superb VIP experiences which provide access to the fast lane and three or four VIP areas with extra services, sanitation, food and drink options.

Balaton Sound’s project manager Anna Filutás says: “In our very first announcement, we’ve been preparing with real world stars and crowd favourites. We’ll be joined by this year’s e.g. Grammy-winning Purple Disco Machine, one of the most charismatic figures on the current dance scene, James Hype, and Paul Kalkbrenner, the underground electronica superstar. Marshmello is coming with his new album and Timmy Trumpet, who always comes to the Sound with great energy. And also John Newman, showing his new era on the dance podium”.

Superstar headliners

The 2024 line-up is bold once again, including mask wearing multi-genre DJ/producer Marshmello; one of the UK’s most prominent electronic artists, James Hype; chart topping multi-platinum selling singer, songwriter, icon and producer John Newman and Germany’s Grammy award winning classic disco party starter Purple Disco Machine.

Also announced is techno maestro Paul Kalkbrenner; Belgian superstar Lost Frequencies; award-winning EDM hero Timmy Trumpet and Australian twin duo festival favourites Nervo. The likes of Ben Nicky, Will Sparks, Nico Moreno and Switch Disco make up the first phase line-up announcement for the festival’s 2024 edition with many more huge names still to be announced.

Beyond the music

There is an endless amount of adventure to be had at Heineken Balaton Sound 2024 with walkabouts, fashion shows, sports, dance workshops, techno yoga and much more. The festival has a wealth of food options to choose from including vegetarian, gluten free and lactose-free. There are plenty of different accommodation options to cover all budgets both on site but also in bigger local cities.

This most impressive open air celebration is a real must visit for festival lovers everywhere, so be sure to get your tickets now to Heineken Balaton Sound 2024.

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Björk is out of the Sound

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Bjork

Björk released her Biophilia album last October and started her world tour this year. The tour took off very successfully, but after many sold-out shows she had to cancel two concerts in Buenos Aires and also her Sónar São Paulo gig due to medical advice. Doctors found a polyp, affecting the singer’s vocal chords.

In April we were still hoping for good news, since on her Facebook page Björk reported getting better and better, also expressing her hope to make up for the cancelled shows” – said Zoltán Fülöp, main organizer of Heineken Balaton Sound.

But today the bad piece of news has been confirmed: Björk cancelled the Balaton gig.

„We all hope she will get better soon and then we can make up for the cancelled show. With just 10 weeks to go till the festival our colleagues are working hard to find a replacement for this year’s Sunday headliner act, so we hope to come up with good news within a few days” – said Norbert Lobenwein, co-organizer of Heineken Balaton Sound.

David Guetta returns to Heineken Balaton Sound 2012

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Meet the line-up:

David GuettaThere’s no other festival in the world where David Guetta feels more at home like at Heineken Balaton Sound. No wonder, he already played stunning shows at the event for the last 4 years and is more than happy to return.

Berlin Calling star Paul Kalkbrenner is never short of creative energies – unlike the character he plays in the famous movie). He has been already headlining the biggest parties of Germany and Europe, so it’s high time for him to come and play at the lakeside event.

Sander van Doorn has always dealt with a wide range of electronic styles and already earned many awards with his powerful trance productions – clearly regarded as anthems of the scene.

You love family reunions? Not really? Just check out how the Kalkbrenners do it at this year’s Heineken Balaton Sound. You have the chance to listen to the live version of the biggest techno hit of the last few months, Sky & Sand, thanks to Paul Kalkbrenner and his younger brother. Fritz Kalkbrenner has always been involved in the German e-music scene and created his own sound, a style that’s close to his brother’s productions, but mixed with hip-hop, house and even soul elements.

Another great performer of the Balaton event will be Gareth Emery, a world famous trance DJ and producer and a regular at the biggest international e-music parties. Also in the line-up Maceo Plex, the American musician and producer, who nowadays lives in Spain and is mainly experimenting with deep house elements. You might know his earlier works as well, as he produced tech house and techno tracks under the names Meatrik and Mariel Ito.

Besides Björk we are happy to host another Icelandic super production at this year’s Sound, namely Gus Gus, playing a sophisticated and welcoming style of electronic music. And let’s not forget about Feed Me, a truly entertaining, fresh and eye-catching side project of Jon Gooch, aka Spor, representing the British drum’n’bass, dubstep and electro house scene.

Nina Kraviz is a remixer, singer-songwriter and a resident DJ of Moscow’s most popular club, the Propaganda. She is surely used to play for full houses and most probably experience the same this summer in Zamárdi. Crazy P is another great asset in the line-up, an electronic production, also using live instruments (drums, guitars) as a key part of the show. They will arrive to Lake Balaton, presenting their new album, When We On.

Tensnake, aka Marco Niemerski is a true messenger of disco’s rebirth. The Hamburg-based DJ-producer is very popular in the German underground electronic scene, inspired by house, the disco era and the 80’s electro-funk craze. Last but surely not least, we are pleased to announce Dapayk Solo, aka Niklas Worgt, representing the Berlin club scene and experimenting with many styles (like drum’n’bass, house) before arriving to the world of minimal techno in the mid-2000’s. And rightly so, as Groove magazine awarded his debut album with ‘the best of the year’ title, while Niklas became the producer of the year.

If you like what you’ve just read, please don’t forget that early bird tickets are only available until 15 April. Of course you can also buy your ticket afterwards, but it surely makes sense the think ahead.

More information and tickets: www.balatonsound.com